Originally Posted by
Kevin AA
If you live in, say, Oklahoma or Nebraska, it would take quite a while to drive to the nearest foreign country. One of them is a third world country that is really awful at the border, and the other one is fine but still a long drive. Taking the train to Mexico or Canada is difficult to impossible, and very very slow. Flying is expensive.
Flying is expensive for Canadians too and yet a majority of us hold passports and travel more often. The same can be said about Australians and New Zealanders. Both are remote countries, flying is expensive and each has a varied topography. You can mountain climb, ski and sun on the beach in both countries depending on the season.